Progress against the field
Cobus Basson has dropped 3:21 behind the field from Katowice 2026 to Mechelen 2026.
Over the same races everyone got 2:17 quicker, so 1:04 slower on the clock looks better than it was.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
14 races · 13 events
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Stockholm18 Jun 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:05:31529/704Beat 25%
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Helsinki9 May 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:01:56 PB65/168Beat 61%
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Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:15:02166/561Beat 70%
↑ 33 days after Katowice 2026 3:21 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:04 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:17 faster for everyone: 3:21 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:17 faster This athlete1:04 slower -
Katowice21 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:58180/859Beat 79%
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Verona5 Dec 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:03:3052/351Beat 85%
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Dublin12 Nov 2025Relay · Mixed1:00:1613/36Beat 64%
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Hamburg2 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Men59:47 PB9/250Beat 96%
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Riga31 May 2025Relay · Mixed1:12:525/16Beat 69%
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Riga31 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:12:43 PB83/440Beat 81%
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Barcelona25 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:16:12321/1106Beat 71%
↑ 62 days after Vienna 2025 5:52 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:09 slower for everyone and the clock still says 4:43 faster: 5:52 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:09 slower This athlete4:43 faster -
Vienna22 Feb 2025Individual Open · Men1:20:55767/1356Beat 43%
↑ 99 days after Dublin 2024 5:00 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:00 better than the field: 8:47 faster on the clock, against 3:47 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:47 faster This athlete8:47 faster -
Dublin15 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:29:42334/545Beat 39%
↑ 36 days after Amsterdam 2024 4:35 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:35 behind the field: 3:43 slower on the clock, against 0:52 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:52 faster This athlete3:43 slower -
Amsterdam10 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:25:59311/659Beat 53%
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BudapestDate unknownDoubles Open · Men1:09:3081/293Beat 72%